Wednesday, July 6, 2011

In The Past - Keith Birmingham

In The Past - Keith Birmingham

by Tunesmith Tavern on Monday, July 4, 2011 at 2:27pm
This may or may not be the final version. I just wrote it this morning. I usually takes a few days and come back to it to see what I may want to change. We shall see.

I could tell by the way that you turned your head
When I looked into your eyes.
I could tell by the way that you looked away
When those tears were in your eyes.
I could tell by the way that you held your hands
That you had been with another man.
And, I know your love is in the past,
And, I've lost you for all time.

There's no reason why I should hold on to
A dream that we have lost.
There's no reason why I should find someone
Or reason to point the blame.
We can argue about our innocence
But, I'm the one who will bear the cost.
And, I know deep inside I will never find
A love that will set me free.

Even now as we go our separate ways,
Even now, I cry for you.
Even now when the pain that you have cost,
Burns inside my brain.
I still long for the love lying in the dust,
Of broken, shattered dreams.
And, I know your love is in the past,
And, I've lost you for all time.
Yes, I know your love is in the past,
And, I've lost you for all time.
And, I know deep inside I will never find
A love that will set me free.

Friday, July 1, 2011

A Few Things to Consider

Here are some of the basic things a photographer must consider when starting a business.

From Wesley Hitt, photographer, North Little Rock, Arkansas.

The wear and tear on the camera and lens.
Batteries for your flash.
Memory card and the new one you will buy one day.
Do you have a roof over you head? A roof over your equipment?
Roof over your computer? How do you afford new computers?
How do you burn your CD? The cost of the CD? The cost of going
to buy and storing your CD's? Do you have insurance? Insurance on
yourself and/or your equipment?
What is the value of your time? Are you worth $25 an hour or are
your worth $125 an hour? Figure out now if you want to be known
as the cheap photographer or the good photographer? They do not
go together.